Strand and cable suspensory supporter.



S. SHIMA.

SIRAND AND CABLE SUSPENSORY SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I3. 1918.

1 ,284, 158. Patented Nov. 5, 1918.

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To all whom it may comm I Be it known that I, SHInKIorIrRo 'SHIMA, a subject to the JapaaeSe -Enrsire; residing at Los Angeles, in the county ofLo'sAngeles and State of California, have invented new aserur "and -oaere srst nscry Supporters, of which the following is specification.

My invention relates to devices for hanging cables and strands of telephone or telegraph wires to suitable supporting means, usually a heavy wire when suspended on streets.

One object of this invention is to provide a device which can easily be secured to a suitable place.

Another object is to provide a device which can easily be opened as well as closed for removing or placing more material in the device.

Another object is to provide a device which will not open by any shaking to which such devices are usually subjected.

Other objects will appear from the following description and appended claims as well as from the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device in opened position.

Fig. 2 is a cross section on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the device as applied in use.

In Fig. 1, 4 designates the body of the device, preferably of sheet metal, but any other similar material, even fabric may be used, as will easily be understood from the following description. The body 1 consists of a strap of suitable width, both ends rolled in, as indicated at 5 and 6. The overlapping ends 9 are locked together by a narrow strap 7, of which the ends 8 are inserted through suitable slots 10, see Fig. 2, through both layers, the body and the overlapping parts, and then clamped toward the material of the body or overlapping parts. The rolled-in end 5 serves as a sleeve or hinge for the wire 11, which is bent on both ends outside of the ro1led-in end 5, thereby interlocking the rolled-in end 5 and the wire I 11, the wire turnably within the rolled-in end. Both ends of the wire are hook-shaped as indicated at 12, swinging radially to the axis of the wire. Another wire is doubled and bent to form the supporting hook 14 with the bent end 13. This hook 11 is Specification of ietters Tatent.

Patented Nov; '5; 19181 19 182 i seriarn. sa e.

parted at a suitable point to project transversely to the n'eeia Then-ansterse efid hook disposed in the"rHHedE'inentl- G, extending -a suitable aistaaes tarbngir "tile rolled-in end 6 atboth sides, as indicated at p 16, seem-15 being loiig'etioii glfto "all'oiti the engaging of the engaging hook 12, oneof the two on the wire 11, the other engaging hook 12 engaging over the end 16. To prevent the engaging hooks 12 from slipping from the ends 15 and 16 of the main or supporting hook, the ends 17 are bent upwardly, leaving space enough to allow the engaging hooks 12 to easily pass between the bent ends 17 and the rolled-in ends 6.

In use, the main or supporting hook 14 is hooked over the heavy wire 18, and the strand of telephone wires or similar articles are placed within the body 4, as illustrated in Fig. 3.

As telephoneor telegraph-wires, lately placed in strands and suspended in the manner as illustrated in Fig. 3, are very often to be exchanged or repaired, it is necessary to provide devices of this nature, which can easily be opened and closed, still preventing a falling apart. For this reason, I provide the device with the wire 11, which turns easily within the rolled-in end 5. A shifting of the side with the rolled-in end 5 a ainst the side with the rolled-in end 6, will always just cause the engaging hooks to swing around the ends 15 and 16 of the main hook, as will easily be understood. For taking the device apart, it is necessary to press the side with the rolled-in end 5 toward the side with the rolled-in end 6 and then turn the engaging hooks on the wire 11 to disengage from the ends 15 and 16. Such taking apart can be accomplished without taking the main hook 1 1 from the heavy wire 18.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, a flexible body-member being rolled in at both ends, a supporting hook made of a doubled wire spread apart at a suitable point to swingably engage with one rolled-in end of the body, and engaging hooks formed on another wire swingablv engaging with the other rolled-in end of the body, the engaging hooks being formed on the second named wire swinging radially to the axis of the wire so as to hook over the ends of the first named wire in the opposite end of the body.

2. In a device of the class described, a fiexwire so as to hook over the ends of the first ible body member being rolled-in at both named wire in the space between the first 15 ends, a supporting hook made ofia doubled named rolled-in end of the body and the wire spread apart at a suitable point to bent ends of the first named wire for engag- 5 swingably engage with one rolled-in end of ing the two rolled-in ends of the body, all

the body, the ends of this Wire projecting substantially as described. through the rolled end and having each a In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my 20 bent end spaced from the rolled-in end of signature in the presence of two witnesses.

the body, and engaging hooks formed on SHINKICHIRO SHIMA' 10 another wire swingably engaging with the other rolled-in end of the body, the engag- Witnesses: ing hooks being formed on the second named EDWARD M. KOJIMA, wire swinging radially to the axis of the GEO. F. KISHI.

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